Introduction To Geophysics

AY2020/2021 Semester 2

The class will cover concepts in both global geophysics and applied geophysics, w ith an emphasis on research done at NTU. The main goal of this class is to provide students with general understandin g of some techniques that are u sed to probe the Earth's su rface. The techniques that w ill be presented during this class are used in both private sectors as well as in Earth science in general. This course will serve as an introduction to the stud y of Earth phenom ena such as gravity, earthquakes, plate movements and magnetism as well as what they tell u s about the deep Earth. In addition we will study the response of the Earth to various signals (e.g. reflection seismic, GPR, resistivity , etc.) and how we can u se this to better understand the subsurface. The class will have a theoretical part as well as complimentary tutorials where we will acquire (when possible) and process data.